My Thanksgiving Table
My mom has always been a wonderful hostess, and has entertained family and guests in our home often. As I was growing up, one thing she’d always ask my help with, was setting the table. I think she knew it was the perfect task for my creative, yet order-loving mind.
As I’ve gotten older and have been able to collect dishes, linens and glassware of my own, there’s a whole new layer of fun to setting the table. My mom taught me a great tip: invest in one new thing (a platter, set of glasses, cloth napkins, etc.) each time you entertain, so you can gradually collect nice pieces, and not feel overwhelmed by the cost of buying it all at once.
When I’m planning a table setting, I like to start with either a color scheme, or with one particular element that I’m excited about, and work around that. For this Thanksgiving, I was inspired by these new plates I purchased from Anthropologie. The colors are rich, and the feathered paint reminds me of turkey feathers. I wanted to do something slightly non-traditional this year, and I’m really excited to show you how it turned out!
I started by using a table throw to cover most of the table. I wanted to leave some of the natural wood exposed to ground all the patterns from the linens and dishes. Next, I layered paper placemats with gold foil details on top, to define each guest’s space. I used solid gold chargers and basic white dinner plates to provide a break from the patterns. I topped the plates with natural linen napkins followed by hand-painted accent plates. Gold flatware flanks each side.
To pull in a deeper brown, like the color of the table, I used tortoise glassware and a brown fluted glass vase for the floral arrangement. For the base of the centerpiece, I used a wooden serving board covered in seasonal fruits and vegetables.
For the place cards, I’ll be making my pumpkin rolls, (see last blog post). Then, I’ll thread a magnolia leaf with each person’s name written on it, onto a bamboo pick. Last, I’ll insert the pick through the center of the pumpkin to look like a stem.
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HAND-PAINTED PLATES // TORTOISE GLASSES // GILDED PLACEMATS // GOLD CHARGERS
TABLE THROW // LINEN NAPKINS // GOLD FLATWARE // WATER GOBLETS
